The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

"Sect Leader Yun, Shen Xiu has something to say."

Caught completely off guard, Youming and Longjiao heard Shen Huaichuan suddenly say this, then stand up and wave his sleeve to set up a barrier, separating them.

Yun Yici was taken aback by Shen Huaichuan's form of address and self-reference, then quickly realized what he meant and said, "Go on."

Shen Huaichuan said, "Now that you've regained your memories, do you remember how you became like this?"

"I respectfully address you as the sect leader. From this moment on, I will never lie to you about anything you wish to know."

"But you must not deceive me either."

After recalling for a moment, Yun Yici said, "I knew about your plan when I went down to the bottom of the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons."

"But my spiritual power is sealed, and I am powerless to stop you."

"I suspect that the reason I can't break free is because of the demonic seal you left in my mind, so I tried to attack the demonic seal you left behind."

"Then I fainted. When I woke up, my soul had left my body and was wandering around. I happened to encounter a cultivator from the Ghost Realm who came to capture Xiao Xun's soul."

"They said that my soul would dissipate after wandering in the human world for seven days. I had no choice but to follow them to the ghost world first."

After Yun Yici finished speaking, he added, "Moreover, I saw Yue Xuanji."

That is, the Moon Goddess.

When she lost her memory, all she knew was that Yue Niang and Xuan Ji were good people, unassuming and mysterious.

Once he regained his memories, he naturally confirmed Yue Niang's identity from her previous life.

That talisman cultivator from the Talisman Sect, who is said to have ascended to immortality after Shen Huaichuan.

It's obvious that Shen Huaichuan, who preceded Yue Xuanji, failed to ascend, and Yue Xuanji herself also failed to ascend. Therefore, it's absolutely impossible for Yue Xuanji, who is in the middle, to succeed.

Just like Shen Huaichuan, Heaven laid out a false image and then imprisoned him in another place.

Shen Huaichuan smiled wryly, "So that's how it is. I thought it was impossible, but I didn't expect there would be someone after me..."

There are others like him who have "ascended" in the secular sense.

They are geniuses envied by the world, and their relatives and friends celebrate with them and feel honored.

Little did people know that the "immortal" that the world thought he was was actually being secretly imprisoned.

Despite being on the verge of ascension, he is trapped in a tiny space!

He stared at Yun Yici silently for a while, then said, "You know about that matter?"

The secret that the heavenly ladder has broken, preventing anyone in this world from ever ascending to immortality.

Yun Yici's attempt to stop him and warn him only proved that she knew more than he imagined.

Yun Yici frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then honestly said, "I believe I am your successor."

"I do not belong to this era."

"Senior Brother Ning should have been my master, and Senior Brother Mu and Senior Brother Rong should have been my senior uncles."

"The reason I stopped you is because I was the next one to ascend, and I failed too."

There was no need for further explanation; Shen Huaichuan understood.

He painstakingly tried to mend the ladder to heaven, but he probably didn't succeed until he disappeared from this world.

The world is bustling with activity, and everyone thinks he has ascended to become an immortal, unaware of his painstaking efforts.

He lost all his companions, lived alone in the world, and died alone.

How fortunate he was that before he disappeared, his successor found him and let him know that he was not alone on his path.

Yun Yici coughed lightly: "Before I ascended, Xie Qianjue advised me not to. I didn't understand at the time, but now I think that Senior Brother Xie must have sensed something."

Xie Qianjue has some precognitive abilities; he truly lives up to his name, Xie Aotian.

"It was thanks to Senior Brother Xie who gave me the Mirror of Illumination that my life was saved."

"When I realized that ascension was impossible, I used my body as a sword to stab the Heavenly Dao, and then I was sealed inside the Mirror of Illumination."

"Then, I don't know what happened. When I woke up, I was undergoing trials at the Nanhua Sect, but I had forgotten my previous memories."

Shen Huaichuan sighed, "So that's how it is."

"Since you've been so honest with me, let me tell you my story from the beginning."

Yun Yici sat upright, looking somewhat nervous for some reason.

She asked the question that concerned her most: "I keep remembering you saying that you wouldn't fail this time, what did that mean?"

Shen Huaichuan's dark hair fell down as he lowered his head and took something out of his chest.

Upon looking at it, Yun Yici realized it was the Mirror of Reflection.

However, at this time, both sides of the mirror were covered by intricate patterns, making it appear unassuming and harmless.

Shen Huaichuan said, "The story I told you about the imperial edict was not entirely a lie."

"At that time, I was ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, and borrowed the Mirror of Reflection from the Heavenly Demon to take a look."

"I see the decline of the Lingwei Sect and my future."

"After reading it, I was furious and refused to believe it. I knocked over the Mirror of Revelation and killed the Heavenly Demon."

"The Heavenly Demon not only did not resist, but laughed loudly before he died, saying that I would come looking for him again."

"I remembered what happened in the mirror and abandoned everything to rush back to the sect to warn them, hoping to avoid the tragedy of the massacre."

"But I only saw the ending, and I don't understand the cause and effect."

"What I can confirm is that in the first timeline, I stayed with the Lingwei Sect and died alongside them."

"But death is not the end, but the beginning."

"When I regained consciousness, I was not dead. I was still standing in front of the Heavenly Demon, looking into the Mirror of Reflection with the Heavenly Demon's tacit approval."

"I thought it was all a dream, but the demon said that I had already made a choice by exchanging my own energy, but unfortunately, I failed."

"However, after waking up, I still did not find the truth about the massacre of the Lingwei Sect, nor was I able to stop the tragedy from happening."

“I could have turned around and left, but I continued to make deals with Zhaoshijing as if I were bewitched.”

"Because I know that everything I've experienced actually happened."

Shen Huaichuan held the mirror in his hand, the sharp edge of which left a deep scratch on his hand.

"The Mirror of Revelation is a demonic artifact; every time it is used, a price must be paid."

"For the first time, it robbed me of my luck."

Yun Yici took a deep breath. Her luck value was also 0 at the beginning. It was because the Heavenly Dao was angry that it took away her luck.

Unexpectedly, it turned out that Zhaoshijing had swallowed her Qi in exchange.

"And then?" she couldn't help but ask.

Shen Huaichuan continued recounting his story: "In the second timeline, when I returned, the Lingwei Sect had already been wiped out."

"Of the two prophecies I saw in the Mirror of Revelation, the first one is now beyond redemption, and the remaining one is about me becoming blind and mortal."

"It wasn't until I saw something I shouldn't have seen and lost my eyes that I realized... all cultivators in this world are trapped beasts!"

"I failed to ascend and thought I would die, but I returned to the Heavenly Demon once again."

The demon chuckled and said, "The second time, I need to exchange my magic power."

"When I sensed my power draining away, my half-body fell into demonic possession. I severed it off, causing it to devour the Heavenly Demon and the Mirror of Illumination, and sealed it in the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons."